Japan's parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from ... They also ban the filming, distribution and possession of sexually exploitative images taken without consent.

When Kaneko Miyuki reported her sexual assault as a seven-year-old in Japan, she remembers the police ... and raise the age of consent to 16. The previous age of consent, at 13, had been among ...

If passed, the country will no longer have the lowest age of consent of all G7 nations. The overhaul of Japan's sex crime legislation comes after multiple acquittals in sexual abuse cases.

At 13, Japan had the lowest age of consent among the Group of Seven advanced economies and among the lowest in the developed world. The age of consent is 16 in Canada and most states in the United ...

A panel of the Japanese Justice Ministry has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16. It forms part of a wider overhaul of Japan's laws on sex crimes, after multiple rape acquittals in ...

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TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Parliament on Friday raised the age of sexual consent to 16 ... They also ban the filming, distribution and possession of sexually exploitative images taken without ...

Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — When Kaneko Miyuki reported ... against taking explicit photos with hidden cameras; and raise the age of consent to 16. The previous age of consent, at 13, had been among ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...